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May - 2015 GK - 1

May 2015 GK Week - 1

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations as of 2015?

  1. Jan Eliasson
  2. Sam Kutesa
  3. Martin Sajdik
  4. Raimonda Murmokaitë
  5. Kofi Annan
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following countries did India sign an MoU for the development of Chabahar Port?

  1. France
  2. Japan
  3. Singapore
  4. Iran
  5. Australia
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India in April 2015?

  1. V. S. Sampath
  2. Achal Kumar Jyoti
  3. H. S. Brahma
  4. Nasim Zaidi
  5. Navin Chawla
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of

  1. Swami Vivekananda
  2. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  3. Swami Chinmayananda
  4. Dayanand Saraswati
  5. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2015 Madrid Open women’s singles title?

  1. Maria Sharapova
  2. Caroline Wozniacki
  3. Serena Williams
  4. Petra Kvitová
  5. Simona Halep
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was conferred with the Redink Lifetime Achievement Award 2015?

  1. Sreenivasan Jain
  2. Arnab Goswami
  3. Prannoy Roy
  4. Mrinal Pande
  5. Kuldip Nayar
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country released a new action plan called One Belt, One Road initiative?

  1. Brazil
  2. China
  3. South Africa
  4. India
  5. Russia
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following had won the French Open 9 times till 2014?

  1. Roger Federer
  2. Andy Muray
  3. Novak Djokovic
  4. Rafael Nadal
  5. Stan Wawrinka
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the first clay court title of his career in May 2015?

  1. Philipp Kohlschreiber
  2. Novak Djokovic
  3. Andy Murray
  4. Rafael Nadal
  5. John Isner
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was presented the 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?

  1. Ahmet Þýk
  2. Mazen Darwish
  3. Reeyot Alemu
  4. Eynulla Fatullayev
  5. Ahmad Zeidabadi
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many observer members did the UN have in 2015?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following companies topped the Forbes - 2015, Global 2000 Companies list?

  1. JPMorgan Chase
  2. Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  4. Exxon Mobil
  5. General Electric
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Press Freedom Day is observed on

  1. 3rd May
  2. 11th May
  3. 16th May
  4. 20th May
  5. 27th May
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 2015, which of the following countries opened an Indian Heritage Centre to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with India?

  1. The US
  2. France
  3. Singapore
  4. The UK
  5. Australia
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development in May 2015?

  1. Rajan Gupta
  2. Prakash Mishra
  3. Navneet Rajan Wasan
  4. K. Durga Prasad
  5. Rajinder Khanna
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following parties won the UK general elections 2015?

  1. Labour Party
  2. Conservative Party
  3. Scottish National Party
  4. Liberal Democrats
  5. Democratic Unionist Party
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) is applicable to all companies, except those engaged in

  1. mining and IT
  2. infrastructure and power sectors
  3. communication and IT
  4. power sectors and communication
  5. infrastructure and mining
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, which of the following countries banned drones in its skies?

  1. Nepal
  2. India
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Pakistan
  5. Bangladesh
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, who among the following took over as Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force?

  1. Arvind Ranjan
  2. Manish Kumar Rai
  3. Surender Singh
  4. Rajiv
  5. R. Sri Kumar
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, the flag of which country was unfurled to set a Guinness World Record as the world’s largest flag?

  1. Tunisia
  2. France
  3. Turkey
  4. Afghanistan
  5. Kazakhstan
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, the Indian Army inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile system. What is its strike range?

  1. Up to 125 km
  2. Up to 100 km
  3. Up to 75 km
  4. Up to 30 km
  5. Up to 50 km
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following districts was declared as the first open defecation-free district in India?

  1. Coimbatore
  2. Bikaner
  3. Ludhiana
  4. Nadia
  5. Belgaum
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Microsoft’s next web browser which has replaced Internet Explorer (IE)?

  1. Edge
  2. Spartan
  3. Future
  4. New net
  5. Ultimate
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eleven Indian companies figured in the Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s biggest companies. Which of the following topped among the Indian companies?

  1. GAIL (India) Limited
  2. Coal India
  3. Indian Oil
  4. State Bank of India
  5. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following states is a 750 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant going to be developed?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Haryana
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  5. West Bengal
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